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When couples find out that they are having difficulty with having a baby, they first go to their gynecologist for treatment. Though the latter may be the first choice when it comes to treating infertility, they aren’t really specialists in this particular field and do...

An embryo transfer is the final medical step in an IVF treatment cycle. It is the culmination of this treatment as the embryos are essentially the end-product of the IVF laboratory. Typically, a good IVF clinic that has a good IVF lab generates good quality embryos. A...

Every patient has a number of questions about what the success rate of their IVF treatment will be. While it very important to choose a good clinic and a good IVF specialist, it’s also very important to become a good patient- you might not realize it, but this signifi...

Once the embryos have been implanted, patients get paranoid about what is happening to their embryos inside their uterus. The dreaded 2WW becomes excruciatingly lengthy and they are constantly worried that even if they sneeze or cough, their embryos with fall out of t...

Zygote intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT) is an advanced form of embryo transfer; in this version, the fertilized and dividing embryo (early cleavage-stage embryo) is carefully transferred to the fallopian tube during laparoscopy. The other term for ZIFT is tubal embryo t...

    Even the most virile men sometimes feel that they aren’t really at their best in the bedroom. With the fast-paced, stressed lives that people today lead, it’s common for men and women, to feel that their sex drive is on a downhill path; and most of them go berse...

Not many people realize it, but male infertility is as common as female infertility is. Unfortunately, even today in India, when a couple can’t get pregnant, it’s just assumed that the woman is at “fault” and that the problem lies with her. People (even the couple the...

For couples that can’t have a baby because the man has erectile dysfunction, Viagra can be a useful treatment and could help lead to conception. It’s easily available and may solve the sexual problem that caused the infertility. About Viagra When there is talk abou...

  When a patient’s IVF cycle fails, the doctor is under a great deal of pressure. Patients are desperate to have a baby and when their cycle fails, they want answers. It becomes the doctor’s responsibility to ensure that he provides credible and truthful answers. Howev...

  Transferring frozen embryos allows us to maximize the chances of IVF success. Conventionally, we transfer fresh embryos in an IVF cycle. Typically, we select the best quality embryo/s and then transfer it; the only thing we could do at this stage was to hope they wou...